Dharmendra Pradhan Must Own the UGC Equity Rules

By BPN News Desk January 26, 2026

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The University Grants Commission’s new “Promotion of Equity” regulations were projected as a corrective step to address caste discrimination on Indian campuses. Instead, they have exposed a far more uncomfortable truth about how the Indian state now defines equality. The controversy is not

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Bhagwat Urges Erasing Caste Thinking to End Discrimination

By BPN News Desk January 18, 2026

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said that caste-based discrimination can end only when people remove caste from their thinking. He made the remarks during a public interaction, stressing that social change must begin at the level of individual mindset. Caste as a Social Practice Bhagwat said caste was originally linked to occupation and social responsibility but […]

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India’s Army Doesn’t Need Your Caste Census, Rahul

By BPN News Desk November 6, 2025

There’s a fine line between ignorance and arrogance — and Rahul Gandhi has managed to plant both feet firmly on either side. His latest claim that “10% of the population controls the Army” is not just laughably ignorant; it’s dangerously stupid. At a time when India’s soldiers are freezing in Siachen and fighting infiltration in […]

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Trolls Feast on Gadkari’s Caste Remarks, But Miss His Larger Point

By BPN News Desk September 21, 2025

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari’s latest speech in Nagpur has once again become a case study in how public discourse in India is increasingly being hijacked by trolls and aided by media outlets hungry for sensationalism. The speech itself was layered, with Gadkari attempting to balance reflections on caste, reservation, and merit. But the only thing […]